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Namig Abdullayev
Freestyle wrestler and Sydney 2000 Olympic champion — winner of one of independent Azerbaijan's first Olympic golds.
Namig Abdullayev was born in 1971. At the Sydney 2000 Olympics he won gold at 54 kg, bringing independent Azerbaijan its first Olympic golds that year together with the shooter Zemfira Meftahatdinova.
He also took silver at Atlanta 1996 and later worked as a coach.
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Updated: October 11, 2026